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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1978
Page
4
The page outlines that most columns on the section express individual viewpoints rather than the newspaper’s official stance, with one exception. It signals editorial independence and varied commentary across topics while indicating a single column may reflect the publication’s position.
A reflection contrasts the fleeting nature of history with enduring Christian words. Citing Mark 13:30–31, the piece notes time cannot erase Jesus Christ’s name, deeds, and words, as highlighted by William Ellery Channing.
The state Supreme Court ordered Walter Miller and the state mine board to tighten enforcement of a 1972 statute governing movement of mine machinery after a Logan County union local questioned the interpretation. Delays and layoffs threaten coal output as officials argue the law lacks specific guidelines, risking production paralysis and miner safety.
William L Rushers overview discusses a new book Certain Victory How Hanoi Won the War by Denis Warner. Warner, an Australian journalist with long Southeast Asia experience, covers Dien Bien Phu and Saigon fall, earning two excellence citations for his dispatches.
The excerpt discusses the Overseas Press Club and Time praise for Warner as a top Vietnam reporter and summarizes Certain Victory’s balanced, eyewitness account from 1940 to 1975. It notes access to Van Tien Dung memoirs and highlights key moments, including Diem's 1963 assassination, with emphasis on missed opportunities, blunders, and nuanced perspectives.
The postal workers settlement is a three year contract with no mass layoffs due to automation and an average wage rise of 6.5 percent a year. Management concedes on layoffs and expects no postage rate increase during the contract. The unions gain less than the initial 14 percent demand, avoiding a larger inflationary setback.
A 5.5 percent postal settlement buys time for restructuring of the Postal Service amid reform efforts from 1970. Congress and the administration push toward removing politics and subsidies, while embracing electronic messaging and automation to cut costs. Personnel costs dominate the budget and job cuts loom as tech advances permit deeper reductions. The piece notes stock market quirks and mentions Denis Warner and Nguyen Van Nhung in a broader Vietnam context.
William F Buckley comments on capital punishment using letters from Alabama and a New York case. He notes an inmate seeking organ donation as humane execution and discusses Jerry the Jew a jailhouse lawyer facing parole. He also mentions political stance of Allard Lowenstein on capital punishment.
Cyprus president Spyros Kyprianou questions the reach of personal ambition while commenting on the removal of his chief political negotiator, offering introspective critique of leadership decisions and the interior workings of government.
A detailed account alleges Richard Roudebush used political backing at the Veterans Administration to secure a $56 monthly increase for his arthritic knees and back, despite four boards rejecting the claim. Officials allegedly pressured board members, used a private medical exam, and deleted files to grant him 60 percent disability. The piece links his 1977 departure to lingering graft. It also notes Alaska oil boom fueling illicit drug trafficking and recent smuggling cases involving marijuana shipments and Coast Guard interceptions.
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